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The Post will likely be overlooked at this year’s Oscars, but with its historical depiction of the fight for the press and democracy, as well as its similarities to present day, it is still worth watching.
With its shallowness of character and its failed continuity of plot, Queen of the Desert is a film made as if to remind us of why we call films ‘pictures’, since the only good thing about the film is its mise-en-scenes.
Padmaavat is a misguided attempt by director Sanjay Leela Bhansali proving that you can get struck by lightning if you try to capture it in a bottle twice.
With impeccable direction, engaging dialogue, consummate costume and makeup, and one of the best performances ever to grace the silver screen by Oldman, Darkest Hour is an overwhelming achievement.
The Post is less than the sum of its parts; an effectively directed and acted film, but its most dramatic story is left in the margins.
With Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Alexandra Dean shows who Lamarr truly was: a genius inventor who was denied recognition most of her life.
If nothing else, Te Ata triumphs at breathing new life into a legend, and allowing us the pleasure of re-experiencing her vital legacy.
Tao Raspuli’s Monogamish asks the viewer to challenge their own pre-conceptions on relationships, with an effective, non-judgemental eye.
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Brimstone had potential, but it is bogged down by its length and a desire to show an excessive amount of gratuitous violence against women.
Directed by Angelina Jolie, First They Killed My Father is a testament to the craft of film to tell heartbreaking, devastating stories.
Our latest Staff Inquiry deals with our favorite years in cinema, and our picks ranged from classic Hollywood to more modern day.
Detroit to be an eye-opening, courageous piece of film whose subject manner is a timely reminder of our lack of societal change.
6 Days is a mostly well-made film based on true events, but its similarity to our current political climate makes it an uncomfortable watch.
Turn It Around is a nostalgia piece for those who lived it, a film for the fans to enjoy and a tribute to the man who set it all in motion.